constructive critisism

For the longest time, I didn’t know that it had a specific term attached to it: Impostor Syndrome. But I certainly knew that there was something more to it. If you find it difficult to appreciate your achievements no matter how minute. If you consistently find it difficult to accept praise or believe that you are good enough.

If you find it difficult to internalize that you are good enough or fail to appreciate your effort, but rather choose to measure your success with that of others or compare your ‘success’ to that of another, then it could be that you are suffering from Impostor Syndrome.

We were having a conversation, and he was advising me on how to go about some things in the nearest future, to avoid making the same mistake twice. The conversation got deep, I got edgy, and I can’t even remember what happened, but I became so defensive at almost an instant.